Classic Bike Guide

Arai SZ-R VAS helmet

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Sam Hewitt

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10th July 2019

I’VE spenT most of my life riding in full face helmets, and more recently in open face lids. I always disliked the flip-up types as they were neither one thing nor the other, but I appreciate they have their uses. But full faces don’t give the classic experience, while open face lids do, but also…
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Bigger and better Stone Circle show proves a real classic

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Sam Hewitt

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9th July 2019

WHETHER IT WAS due to the location, the time of year or hard work of the organisers, the second Stone Circle Classic and Custom Ride-in Bike Show was a roaring success. Hosted by the Wiltshire branch of the BSA owners’ club at Avebury, visitors arrived in large numbers from early on despite a chilly start.…
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BMW’S bobber goes big

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Sam Hewitt

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8th July 2019

BMW IS GOING into the bobber business. With many manufacturers going down the bobber route and launching lean, low, cut down motorcycles that ape the American cruisers of the 1950s, the German automotive giant has gone bigger than most with its Motorrad Concept R18. The machine features a newly designed, two-cylinder 1800cc boxer engine. Visually…
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WIN an unused T160v with the Nmm

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Sam Hewitt

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6th July 2019

A UNIQUE EXAMPLE of one of the greatest late British bikes is up for grabs in the National Motorcycle Museum’s summer raffle. Following the success of the winter raffle for an unused Norton Commando, the summer offering is for an as-new 1977 Triumph Trident 750. Museum director James Hewing stated: “We have a stunning prize…
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Motorcycles that matter: Silver machine

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Sam Hewitt

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5th July 2019

For this month’s Machines That Matter, Rachael Clegg delves into the history of the National Motorcycle Museum’s sensational Grindlay Peerless 498cc record-breaking machine. IT’S hard to believe that Shakleton Road, Coventry, was once home to one of the most formidable motorcycle marques of the prewar era. Here, in the 1920s, among row upon row of…
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‘Oi! Get off that bike when it’s on the stand – you’ll bend it!’

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Sam Hewitt

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4th July 2019

Over 100,000 examples of the Norton 16H were supplied to the war effort. Simple, easy to maintain and reliable, the side-valve was essential. And it made a reasonable coffee table. Read more News and Features in the July 2019 issue of CBG –on sale now!
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Enjoy what you have

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd July 2019

THE Weather’s been kind recently, so I hope you’ve been making the most of it. I’ve been sneaking out when I can on the B31. It’s starting well, running fine and is such a hoot, until the front brake cable snapped chasing a modern CCM. Mental note to self – live within your limits and…
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JULY ISSUE ON SALE NOW!

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Sam Hewitt

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26th June 2019

BSA Rocket Gold Star! Ducati Desmo! Kawasaki W800! July’s CBG has everything you need to buy, sell, ride and restore your classic bike!
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Project Norton ES2: This is getting complicated… Part Six

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Sam Hewitt

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25th June 2019

Stripping our ES2 bottom end reveals problems not easy to answer Among the boxes of bits our 1956 Norton ES2 came in the form of, the bottom end basics seemed in one piece. I got knowledgeable friends, Neville and Hutch, to feel the con rod for big end play and mains bearing noises and they…
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Rebuilding our Matchless: Run in a new engine – Part 4

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Sam Hewitt

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24th June 2019

In our final chapter of the G3L rebuild, we look at how to treat a freshly rebuilt engine without the risk of having to fix it all again! Words, hassle and impatience by Matt Wisdom and patience by Hutch Tea and wheel-building skills by Shelley Matchbox genie After much more time, effort and money than…
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